At Chapter 403 he participated in a “build-a-plane” project that was a Zenith Zodiac and got to meet many pilots that encouraged him to pursue his pilot certificate. Ryan immediately joined the EAA Young Eagles program and EAA Chapter 403. His first flight was at the Carson City, Nevada, airport at an EAA Young Eagles event where he got a ride in a Grumman AA-5A Cheetah and a chance to handle the controls. It was there that he got introduced to EAA’s Young Eagles program. He first became interested in flying while working on his Boy Scouts Aviation Merit Badge at Minden Airport at Minden, Nevada. As a kid, his dad took him to the Reno Air Races and to various aviation museums around the country as his interest in aviation continued to grow. Ryan Crapo (Cray-po), EAA 1189921, from Reno, Nevada, was 11 years old when he decided that he wanted to be a pilot. Crapo, Young Eagles Coordinator – EAA Chapter 403
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